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Fact Sheets

The following Fact Sheets describe various stages of the flying-fox relocation program over time:

Relocation of flying-foxes:

PDF Icon April 2004 - New Home at Yarra Bend Park - Update (PDF - 59 Kb)

PDF Icon April 2004 - Flying-fox Roost Site at Yarra Bend Park Questions and Answers (PDF - 26 Kb)

PDF Icon April 2004 - Letter to Residents (PDF - 36 Kb)

PDF Icon December 2003 - Relocating Melbourne's Flying-foxes - Update (PDF - 121 Kb)

PDF Icon June 2003 - Relocating Melbourne's Flying-foxes (PDF - 77 Kb)

PDF Icon March 2003 - Relocating Melbourne's Flying-foxes from Royal Botanical Gardens (PDF - 441 Kb)


Yarra Bend Park

PDF Icon Overview of Final Management Plan for Flying-foxes at Yarra Bend Park - October 2005 (PDF - 73 Kb)


Media Releases

PDF Icon 25/10/05 Flying-fox Plan for the Future (PDF - 22 Kb)

PDF Icon 5/11/04 - A Plan for Managing Melbourne's Flying-foxes (PDF - 19 Kb)

PDF Icon 28/04/04 - Flying-foxes call Yarra Bend Park Home (PDF - 20 Kb)

PDF Icon 10/06/03 - Managing Melbourne's Flying-foxes (PDF - 29 Kb)

PDF Icon 24/03/03 - Encouraging Start on Bat Disturbance (PDF - 13 Kb)

PDF Icon 11/03/03 - Dispersal Vital to Relocating Melbourne's Flying-foxes (PDF - 25 Kb)


Further media releases on flying-foxes and media releases on related issues may be found at http://www.dpc.vic.gov.au/pressrel


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